Advanced Placement (AP) Students

The University of Alberta Celebrates Your Achievements as an AP Student!

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As an Advanced Placement student, you’re developing a skill set that will set you up for success in university and beyond. Your time management skills and your experience balancing demanding course loads with extra-curricular activities will give you a head start adapting to the challenges that come with university life.

Why UAlberta?

We love AP students! We offer undergraduate research opportunities, world-class professors,
and state-of-the-art teaching and learning facilities in an academically focused setting.

The University of Alberta is one of the top 5 universities in Canada, with over 200 undergraduate program options, $22 million in scholarship funding, over $500 million in research funding, and more 3M Teaching Award winners than any other post-secondary institution in the country.

Learn more about how the U of A recognizes AP grades and achievements! Watch the video »

UAlberta Day Trip - Grade 11 AP students from the Calgary area are invited to visit North Campus via complimentary shuttle service provided by Red Arrow’s ebus. Join us to explore what the University of Alberta has to offer!Learn more »

Alumni Recognition Awards Student Reception - AP students are invited to a private reception held prior to the annual Alumni Recognition Awards. At this event you will meet past Alumni Horizon Award recipients and learn what opportunities a UAlberta degree can bring. Information about the event in 2015 will be posted later - please check back!

Open House Breakfast - Start your Open House experience, with this exclusive breakfast for AP and IB students. During breakfast you will speak to current UAlberta students, sign up for Open House workshops & campus tours and hear from Lisa Collins, the Vice-Provost and University Registrar. Please note: this event is by invitation and requires registration in order to attend.Learn more »

Dual Admission

If you are completing AP exams in conjunction with your high school curriculum, we will use the higher of either your AP score or high school grade for admission. For example, if you present both AP English and English 30-1, we will use the higher of the two English grades when calculating your admission average required for your program. You are not at a disadvantage for choosing to write an AP exam.

AP Grade Conversion Scale

To calculate your admissions average using AP results, we will convert your scores into percentages:

AP Result

Percent Equivalent

5

96%

4

86%

3

76%

2

65%

1

Not accepted for admission

Transcripts

Regardless of whether you are eligible for transfer credit, you must submit a final and official AP Score Report by the due date posted in Bear Tracks. Ask your AP coordinator to request that your transcript be sent directly to the University of Alberta, or contact the College Board directly.

Note for International Students

A grade of 4 or higher on the AP English College Board examination can be used to meet the English Language Proficiency requirement. For information or advising services for AP students from outside of Canada, please see Study in Canada - Advanced Placement.

The University of Alberta proudly supports the AP Capstone Program and recognizes the valuable academic skills it provides students when they enter university studies. If you have any questions, please email APstudent@ualberta.ca.

Transfer Credit and Professional Programs

If you are planning to apply to a program that requires pre-professional study such as Business or Dentistry, your AP transfer credit may help you meet program prerequisites. Some programs will even use your AP grade when calculating a prerequisite average.*

For example, if you achieve a score of 4 or 5 in English (Literature and Composition), you will receive transfer credit for ENGL 100-level (★3), which is a prerequisite course for many professional programs such as Dentistry and Pharmacy. Earning transfer credit means you are not required to take these classes in university, which can free up time and money.

* Pharmacy and Medical Laboratory Science will factor in your AP scores when calculating your prerequisite admission average. An AP grade of 5 will be equated to a 4.0, and an AP score of 4 will be equated to a 3.7 on the UAlberta four-point scale.

While we encourage students to retain the transfer credit they have earned, you do have the option to decline it a the time of admission. You are responsible for initiating the process to decline transfer credit and can do so on a course-by-course basis. Please carefully read the following step-by-step instructions to complete this process:

Send in your official AP transcripts by the August 1 document deadline. You must send in your official transcripts, even if you plan on declining transfer credit.

Check to see what credit you have earned. The University of Alberta will automatically award the transfer credit for which you qualify and post a transfer credit assessment in Bear Tracks around mid-August.

Download the Decline AP Transfer Credit Form (PDF) and return it to your Faculty by the course registration deadline (September 15, 2015). This deadline is firm and forms submitted beyond this date will not be considered.

Remember that it is your responsibility to ensure your registration accurately reflects your transfer credit status. In other words, you must make sure you are not retaking a course for which you have already earned credit. If you wish to retake a course at University of Alberta, you must first decline the transfer credit.

Check for your revised transfer credit report in Bear Tracks approximately 14 business days following submission of the form.

Important: If you decline your AP credit, the credit cannot be reinstated at any point during your University career. Declined AP credit cannot be used for admission to a professional program of study at the University of Alberta.